Veterinary Science & Technology

Lazara Rojas Rivero

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Dogs from Municipality La Lisa, Havana, Cuba
  Author(s): Luis Enrique Jerez Puebla, Fidel A. Nunez, Lazara Rojas Rivero, Yordan Robau Hernandez, Ismaris Suarez Garcia and Irais Atencio MillanLuis Enrique Jerez Puebla, Fidel A. Nunez, Lazara Rojas Rivero, Yordan Robau Hernandez, Ismaris Suarez Garcia and Irais Atencio Millan
  
  Intestinal parasitic infections in dogs represent a major concern in developing countries as they are important definitive or reservoir hosts for several zoonotic parasites. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in stray dogs and domestic dogs in the municipality of la Lisa, in La Havana, between June 2014 to March 2015. A total of 97 faecal samples from 56 stray dogs and 41 household dogs were examined by parasitological concentration techniques. The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was 44.3% (95% CI: 33.9-54.7). Ancylostoma caninum (21.6%), Trichuris vulpis (16.5) and Giardia duodenlis (7.2%) were the most prevalent intestinal parasites identified in canine faecal samples, indicating an important faecal contamination of the analyzed area. There were no significant differences between the prevalence of gastroint.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000250

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